Warne fires again

Never far from the thick of action, Hampshire captain Shane Warne was at it again at the Rose Bowl on the first day of Hampshire's match against Surrey yesterday. After a loud confident appeal for a catch against Surrey opener Scott Newman was rejected.

Umpire Alan Whitehead, a veteran former international official who stood in five Tests, turned down heated appeals and at the end of the over spoke at length to the Australian leg-spinning legend, appearing to reprimand Warne for his team's behaviour.

Whitehead refused to comment about the nature of his close conversation with Warne, which lasted for several minutes and later also involved the other umpire, Nigel Cowley.

Thats our man Warne, never too far from it and just warming up for the Ashes.